Grilled Chocolate Tamale Banana Split! We ordered some tamales from Texas Lone Star Tamales last week, beef, pork and chocolate. Yes Chocolate!!! We have never even heard of such goodness. They are good just heated but, think of all the fun things you can do with them. I made a Grilled Banana Split for Patti so I thought I would do one with a Chocolate…
Spice Up Your Life with A Little “Date Night Butt Rub”! Date Night Doins Rubs and Seasonings For 49 % of us, Romance only happens on our Birthday, Anniversary, Valentine’s Day and Christmas. Life Is Short; Enjoy some “Date Night Butt Rub”! Patti and I have set one night a week just for us. It’s our date night. We usually put something special on our…
Cajun BBQ Leg of Lamb Cajun BBQ Leg of Lamb, Ken’s best buddy Tony, the Sailor is spending the Holidays with us. We decided to surprise him with a rare, spicy leg of lamb. He was so thrilled he is now at the store buying two more so he can take one cooked leg home with him and one for New Year’s Day. Patti and…
Homemade German Knackwurst because I enjoy making sausages and playing with all the flavor profiles that match my taste. I am working on a brat that I will keep on hand just for snacks. This is a good one, that even Patti likes. (No Heat) We Used Both Natural & Collagen Casing, then smoked them for 3 hours at 250* (121c) for that “Kiss of…
https://youtu.be/yPRqE8JfSYI Garlic Honey Chicken Thighs Video Garlic Honey Chicken Thighs were juicy, tender and sticky sweet with a hint of zing from red pepper flakes. They were easy, quick and with a fun glaze that added tons of flavor. A “Kiss of Smoke” Northwest Apple made it extra special. This is great recipe for friends, camping and tailgating. See Recipe: http://datenightdoins.com/garlic-honey-chicken-thighs/ Video Garlic Honey Chicken…
Lemon Herb Chicken, we live in a community where everyone has fruit trees and this time of year we trade citrus with each other. Thanks, Rudy for all the lemons. We used bone in thighs because they were a great price, but you can do these just as well with bone in chicken breasts. We marinated them over night, it would work just as well…
Irish Twice Baked Potatoes, we love twice baked potatoes. There is so much you can do with them. You can add lots of different veggies and cheeses, too. Plus, they’re extra easy because you can make them the night before and just pop them on your Louisiana Grill/Smoker whenever you’re ready. Patti made these with a St. Patrick’s Day twist. A traditional recipe would…
Ham and Swiss Egg Breakfast Calzones are the perfect size breakfast to share. Even breakfast for dinner with a side salad. We are loving the GMG Pizza Oven. Patti wants a calzone every week now so I keep making them for her. Each one different than the last. The perfect marriage of eggs, ham, mushrooms and swiss cheese. Plus, fun to do together! Calzones…
Smoked Corned Beef, and Smoked Corned Beef is Pastrami!!! Patti found corned beef on sale for $1.69 a pound. To say the least she bought a load of them for the freezer. So, we are going to enjoy smoking them for awhile. This is the first one we have ever smoked and it was fantastic. We also cored a head of cabbage and stuffed…
Sweet & Savory Pork Sirloin Chops! We love pork chops and Patti found these beauties on sale. Just doesn’t get any better than that. These 2-inch chops were very tender, juicy and kissed with a raspberry sauce and a hint of smoke. Cooked on our gas grill with a Wedgie for that “Kiss of Smoke”. Patti and I have set one night a week…
Smoked Corned Beef is Pastrami… and we love Pastrami!!! With St. Paddy’s day coming we have been getting a lot of questions about smoking corned beef. When you smoke corned beef you make Pastrami. We have 3 or 4 recipes posted now for corned beef but I wanted to do a Heavily Peppered Pastrami. Patti and I worked a nice pepper rub and smoked our…
Sausage Egg Breakfast Calzones, the perfect size to share. Ken made a special calzone for Patti and her friend Harriett to share. Yummy for the girls. And easy for Ken to do in our new Green Mountain Pizza Oven. Super easy. The perfect marriage of eggs, sausage and cheese. Plus, fun to do together. Calzones are like inside out pizzas, you can stuff them full…